Defense Undersecretary and PVAO Administrator Ernesto Carolina with the Baguio City officials led by Acting Mayor Faustino Olowan recognize the heroism of the World War II heroes during the 74th National Victory Day celebration at the Veterans Park in Baguio City on Tuesday, September 3. (RMC- PIA CAR)

TESDA at 25. TESDA - CAR Regional Director Manuel Wong and DTI Baguio - Benguet Director Freda Gawisan leads other partners from DOLE and Baguio PESO, in a Kapihan media forum, to promote the scheduled activities for TESDA's 25th Anniversary that will be highlighted by the

World class skilled Workers. PEZA Baguio deputy Zone Administrator Allan Datahan, in his keynote message at the TESDA - CAR 25 years anniversary awards and recognition program, affirms a continuing partnership with TESDA, not only in bringing work opportunity for Tech - Voc graduates inside the special economic zone but also in skills training to ensure that Filipino workforce will be globally competitive and responsive to the manpower needs of industries/investors. (Lito Dar/PIA CAR)

TESDA@25. Bartending students from the Baguio City School of Arts and Trade gives a demonstration on wine mixing during the TESDA - CAR led Kapihan media forum for the promotion of the scheduled activities for TESDA's 25th Anniversary that will be highlighted by the

Smoke Free Baguio. City Health Officials with partners and community stakeholders strengthens convergence for the attainment of the objectives of Baguio's Comprehensive Tobacco Control Ordinance through the first Smoke Free Baguio Convention at Venus Parkview Hotel, Tuesday. (Lito Dar/PIA CAR)

P1.56B expansion of Subic expressway underway

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SUBIC FREEPORT ZONE, Zambales – The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation started the job works for its P1.56 billion Subic Freeport Expressway (SFPEX) capacity expansion project to help accommodate the rapidly increasing volume of traffic leading to one of the industry hubs in Central Luzon.

SFPEX deputy project manager Wilson Bontigao said that the 16-month project duration started last My 15, 219 and will be completed on or before September 15, 2-2- which will convert the 2-lane highway to a 4-lane road link to the Freeport zone.

He added that among the major components of the project include the construction of an 108-meter tunnel which will be 15 meters wide and 8 meters in height complete with state-of-the-art lighting facilities, a 180 and 23-meter long bridges and provisions for the safety of the motorists who will be plying the 8.2-kilometer expressway.

The SFPEX will tremendously reduce the travel time for motorists wanting to transact business in the Freeport or even visit the tourist destinations in the area and wanting to immediately go back to their point of origin.

From the one lane flow of vehicles from each direction, the same will become two lanes coming from opposite direction to increase its carrying capacity especially that all roads now led to the Freeport zone because of the rapidly increasing number of foreign and local investors doing business in the said Central Luzon investment hub.

Bontigao disclosed that some 10,000 trees along the mountain slope where the expansion project is being undertaken will be cut but the same is covered by the appropriate clearances from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) prior to the start of the implementation of the programmed works along the proposed expressway.

He asserted that the project proponent remains firm with its commitment for the preservation and protection of the environment because it will be planting over 1 million trees in strategic areas and nurture them as part of the conditions of the tree cutting permit that was issued to the concessionaire.

The deputy project manager appealed to concerned motorists plying the initial 2-lane highway for utmost understanding and patience on the inconveniences that will be caused by their ongoing works as the contractor is doing its best to work on the provided timetable for the project’s completion so that they will be able to experience least problems when visiting the Freeport zone.

Aside from the North Luzon Expressway, NEX Corporation is also the concessionaire of the Subic-Clark-Tarac Expressway (SCTEX) which have significantly reduced the travel time from Metro Manila and Northern Luzon to the fast developing cark and Subic Freeport zones.

Bontigao asserted that once completed, the new 4-lane highway will be fully lighted, including that of the tunnel, to provide the needed safety measures for the travelling public side from the provision of the safety measures that will be provided in strategic portions of the highway considering that safety of the motorists is one of their priority concerns in building such state-of-the-art road links beneficial to the greater majority of people using the same.

MAASIN CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- More than 3,000 crown-of-thorns (COTs), specie of starfish, were seen in the waters of Malitbog town alone according to Aileen Estrera, member of the province’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan, citing a recent survey conducted by the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU).

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- The institutions and individuals who displayed excellence in the performance and delivery of services for the Surigaonons received an award during the 30th Rotary Outstanding Surigaonon Awards (ROSA) ceremony held here recently.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Civil Service Commission (CSC) OIC-Regional Director Rosalinda Tanalaga-Oliva highlighted the significant changes in the Philippine Civil Service over the past century.

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) - - Ranking officials reiterated the government’s call for the active participation of all sectors of society in ensuring good governance, accountability and transparency programs and policies in bringing inclusive growth and progress to the country and to the people.

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- Two young professionals from this city are among the 27 youth leaders from across the country selected as Philippine Ambassadors of Goodwill for the 46th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP).

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) - - Accounting of water resources in the Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR) is set into motion with the Philippine Statistics Authority regional office (PSA) convening a joint meeting – workshop of the Task Force Water Resource Accounting and the Technical Working Group on Environment Statistics .

Benguet

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 12(PIA) -- The Department of Education – Cordillera has directed all public and private schools in the region to conduct activities to commemorate the 1986 Mount Data “Sipat” or Peace Accord every September 13.

ITOGON, Benguet, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Itogon will conduct rituals to commemorate the first year anniversary of the tragic landslide that hit the province of Benguet and this town at the height of typhoon Ompong last year.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 13 (PIA) - - The Provincial Rabies Control Consultative Committee gathered various stakeholders for a consultative meeting to bolster programs and activities for the prevention, control and the ultimate eradication of rabies in the province.

Mt. Province

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Aug. 31(PIA) -- Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) members in the province celebrated the Linggo ng Kabataan with various activities actively participated by out-of-school youth, in-school youth and working youth of the different municipalities in the province.

BONTOC, Mountain Province – The House of Representatives approved on first reading a proposed bill seeking for the termination of the collection of toll fees along the portion of the Benguet road, popularly known as Kennon road, from Klondykes Spring to Camp 6, repealing for the purpose Executive Order No. 34, series of 1954 as amended.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Aug. 6(PIA) -- To raise community awareness and to inculcate health and nutrition habits for children at an early age for healthy living, the provincial government conducted Healthy Mother and Child and cooking contests in celebration of this year’s Nutrition Month.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, July 22 (PIA) -- The Provincial Livelihood Program (PLP) of the Provincial Government here continues to provide livelihood assistance to qualified individuals in the province.

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Aug. 15 (PIA) - - In line with the goal to eliminate human rabies by the year 2020, the support of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) as frontline workers in the communities is being tapped.